Find the sample proportion of individuals polled that plan to work on vacation.

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Section10.3: Measures Of Spread
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the sample proportion denoted phat is given by the formula phat(p-hat)=x/n where x s the number of individuals with a specified characteristic in a sample of n individuals.

1.  find:  phat(p-hat_ if the students poll surveyed  1200 people that vacation during the summer and asked if they plan to work while on vacation.  Of those surveyed, 552 indicated that they plan to work on vacation.  Find the sample proportion of individuals polled that plan to work on vacation.

So, Students estimates that from the value of phat(p-hat) found above that ____________ or ________ % of adults who vacation plan to work on vacation,

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